Local gun owners are happy, but not thrilled with the Supreme Court”s decision Thursday to strike down the District of Columbia”s ban on handguns.

The guarded optimism comes as firearm retailers wait to see how the ruling plays out across the state and in local government.

“I”m fairly happy with it, but they left some loose ends,” said Bill Jacobs, who owns The Ordnance Shop on Antelope Boulevard in Red Bluff.

Gary Droz, who works alongside Jacobs at the store, agreed the high court”s ruling was too ambiguous.

“It”s going to open up a large can of worms,” he said.

Droz however said the ruling wasn”t all bad from the perspective of a firearm retailer.

“It”s going to help a hell of a lot,” he said.

A petition on the counter of the shop asked for signatures to oppose a proposed handgun ammunition bill in Sacramento.

Corning Police Chief Tony Cardenas said he doesn”t believe the ruling will have a direct impact on the city since there is no handgun ban in place.

“If it”s made easier for people to legally get their weapons that would help,” he said. “The problem you have is the criminals have the ability to get weapons not through legal means to begin with.” Jacobs and Droz both said they had doubts as to what impact the ruling would have in California.

On Friday the National Rifle Association filed a suit against the city of San Francisco to overturn a handgun ban similar to the one in Washington D.C.

Droz said when it comes to firearms California is split into two states. He said he doesn”t believe legislators from the southern half of the state should have a say in what goes on in the northern half.